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June 2016
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n his State Of the Municipality
address Baloyi said, “We met 92%
of performance targets in the
2014/2015 financial year, and arewell
on track with the current financial
year. In 2011, we promised to reduce
poverty through creating growth
and jobs.”
Midvaal has a 70,5% economi-
cally active population, and currently
has the lowest unemployment rate
in the province. Over the past few
years, the people of Midvaal have
seen the growth and development
occurring along the R59, and other
from 32 local farmers. The Ferrero
Factory in Walkerville employs over
200 people, and Paramount Trailers
has expanded its operations mas-
sively in the past five years, currently
employing 300 people.”
The combination of good gover-
nance and proper management of
public funds has increased investor
confidence into the area, attracting
more than R10 billion in investment.
Baloyi says that Midvaal has actively
pursued investment by hosting a
range of international delegations,
from China, USA and Kenya, as part
of its strategy to showcase Midvaal
as the ideal investment hub.
“Availability of the correct infra-
structure also plays a key role in the
ability of a municipality to attract
potential investors. The expansion of
the MeyertonWaste Water Treatment
Works will increase the capacity of
the plant from 10 mega litres per day
to 25 mega litres per day, which sub-
stantially increases the capacity of the
municipality to facilitate develop-
ment for the next 15 to 20 years,”
Executive Mayor of Midvaal, Bongani Baloyi, says that despite real
economic challenges faced at a national level, Midvaal continues to
provide the best quality of services available.
midvaal attracts investment
hubs within Midvaal, with compa-
nies such as Heineken, Paramount
Trailers, New Hope, BSI Steel and
Twin Boats establishing and grow-
ing their businesses within the mu-
nicipality. “Sedibeng Brewery, a
R3,5 billion investment, created 3 500
construction jobs and is currently
looking to expand its supply chain
locally, through purchasing barley
Housing
Bongani Baloyi at Savanna City